Our pastor, Rev. Lant B. Davis, came to serve Central Presbyterian Church in August 2005. A native of Birmingham , Alabama , he received his undergraduate degree from Duke University (B.A. 1976). Following that, he studied law at Yale Law School (J.D. 1979), after which he moved back to Birmingham to practice law with Bradley Arant Rose & White LLP, where he led the firm's health law group.

Lant's wife, Amanda Neel Davis , also grew up in Birmingham . She is a graduate of Hollins College and holds a masters degree in Mathematics from the University of Alabama in Birmingham and a Ph.D. in Mathematics Education from the University of Louisville . Amanda and Lant were married in 1982, and their only child, son Lee Neel Davis , was born in 1983. Having been raised as a Southern Baptist, Lant became a Presbyterian when he joined Amanda's home church. All three were active in the church—Lant as a member of the board of deacons, the session, the choir, and a pastor nominating committee, and as scoutmaster of the church-sponsored Boy Scout troop; Amanda as a church school teacher and vacation Bible school leader; and Lee as a member of the youth group and scout troop.

After 19 years as a lawyer, Lant felt God calling him more deeply into the service of the church. In 1998, with the generous concurrence of Amanda and Lee, he moved the family to Louisville , Kentucky , in order to enroll in Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary. He thoroughly enjoyed his time there, serving as a student teaching assistant in Hebrew, Greek, and Old Testament. After graduation (M.Div. 2001), he accepted the seminary's call to remain on campus and serve as assistant to the president, to which position he was ordained in 2001 as a Minister of Word and Sacrament.

Meanwhile, Lee completed high school and enrolled at Yale University , where he majored in history and served as president of the Yale Glee Club. Upon graduation in 2005, Lee moved to Madison , Wisconsin , where he worked for Epic Systems, a company that develops and markets software to hospitals and major medical clinics. In August 2007 Lee enrolled in Duke Law School in Durham , North Carolina . Since 2006 Amanda has been teaching at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College near Terre Haute . She currently is an assistant professor in the Department of Education.

Lant and Amanda moved to Terre Haute in August of 2005, when Lant began his service at Central Presbyterian Church. Lant and Amanda have quickly become a part of our church family. They enjoy living in Terre Haute and frequently remark upon the hospitality they have experienced in the church and in the community. Lant enjoys music of almost every variety. He was part of the leadership that brought the Alabama Symphony Orchestra out of bankruptcy in the 1990s. He also enjoys exercising, boating, and once had fun learning celestial navigation. Amanda loves art and sometimes does her own paintings. Both enjoy reading and traveling. Their big project recently has been the renovation and improvement of their house, located in an historic section of Terre Haute . Lant and Amanda (and their dog Louise) reside at 2100 Ohio Boulevard , Terre Haute , Indiana 47803 . Their home telephone number is (812) 235-7026.